Modern Day Tap Dancing Ensembles

Information about tap dancing ensembles currently performing and other tap ensembles established in recent years.

Barbara Duffy and Company
Performing ensemble of women tap dancers formed in 2000 by Barbara Duffy with encouragement from Gregory Hines. Original tap dancers in the company were Cintia Chamecki, Lynn Schwab, Pia Neises. Over the years dancers who performed with thecompany included Carson Murphy, Chikako Iwahori, Claudia Rahardjanoto, Karida Griffith, Lisa La Touche, Maya Jenkins, and Michelle Dorrance. The ensemble's Web site at barbaraduffyandcompany.com was online between 2005 and 2013.

Bay Area Rhythm Tap Company (BART)
Group of advanced level tap dancers of all ages from teenagers to senior citizens. Based in the San Francisco area's East Bay Community of Northern California.

Birming Sugar Babies
Tap dancing performing company of senior age dancers age 50 and older. See also their Facebook Page.

Capitol Tap
Pre-professional tap dance ensemble for skilled tap dancers age 9 through 25. In-house ensemble of the Knock on Wood tap dancing school in Washington Dc. Directed by Lisa Swenton-Eppard and Baakari Wilder.

Chicago Tap Theatre
Illinois-based tap dancing performance company founded by artistic director Mark Yonally in 2002.
- Videos of Chicago Tap Theater

Dorrance Dance Ensemble

Footnotes Tap Ensemble
Founded by Robin Vail and Mimi Benjamin in 2002 to promote, perform, and educate the public about the art of tap dancing. Based in the Triangle Region of North Carolina.

Dorrance Dance Ensemble

Gulf Coast Theater on Tap
New Orleans based professional rhythm tap dance company established by artistic directorHeidi Malner. The company has three divisions, Professionals, Pre-Professionals, and Juniors-in-Training. The company also offers tap dancing workshops and camps.

Manhattan Tap
Tap ensemble founded in 1985 by Heather Cornell.

New Jersey Tap Ensemble
Artistic Director: Deborah Mitchell

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North Carlina Youth Tap Ensemble

Reverb Tap Company

Sean and John Scott
Identical twin tap dancing brothers with a fusion style that incorporates traditional tap dancing with modern hip-hop.
- Official "Sean and John Scott" Web Site
- Videos of Sean and John Tap Dancing

Tufts Tap Ensemble
Student tap dance ensemble based at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. The group performs for fellow students and the general public and conducts learn-to-tap workshops.

Tap City Youth Ensemble